I'm looking for guidance as to whether what I'm trying to do is even possible. I'm trying to read the profile off of an APX7000 to collect data on a local trunking system using a friend's radio. We have access to the software, and programming cable, but the codeplug is read password protected. Is their any "shortcut" that will allow you to just read the profile using the APX R15 CPS software?
I have an older Astro 25 CPS codeplug (that uses the same password) but neither of us can remember what it was back then. I know a trick existed for that software that would allow you to "read" the radio even if you didn't know the read password. You just couldn't change or alter settings. We're not trying to reprogram or write over the radio, neither of those are options. We just want to read the information to update scanner profiles, and the profiles here on RR for that system. The old radio guy had no issues and would readily give out the information (hence how we got the Astro 25 profile) since as he put it "it's going to end up on Radio Reference soon anyway" but the new guy is nowhere near as understanding.
I have an older Astro 25 CPS codeplug (that uses the same password) but neither of us can remember what it was back then. I know a trick existed for that software that would allow you to "read" the radio even if you didn't know the read password. You just couldn't change or alter settings. We're not trying to reprogram or write over the radio, neither of those are options. We just want to read the information to update scanner profiles, and the profiles here on RR for that system. The old radio guy had no issues and would readily give out the information (hence how we got the Astro 25 profile) since as he put it "it's going to end up on Radio Reference soon anyway" but the new guy is nowhere near as understanding.
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